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Crazed Fruit

By: Chai Before Breakfa​st

A Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land:


Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis – Pavasaris IV

Whatever they know, the thorns of the bitter orange trees are busy stitching final touches in gowns fitted for the apples at their ends. They must be finished before they are picked.

Ah, what sin is there in youth? Autumn has already tasted their sweetness; life’s promises are already fleeing the season on big, backward steps.

- Song Ch’an-ho, “Orchard with a Hedge of Bitter Orange Trees”


Charles Becker – Harvest Glow

And over this death-stricken scene the chequered light of the late-autumn sun which filtered through every crack and cranny in the earth-bound roof began to fade, and the earth itself, heavy with lush, intoxicating odours from plants and creeping flowers, slowly darkened and disappeared from the view with all its vast and secret loveliness.

- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Pather Panchali


Tosa Mitsuoki – Flowering Cherry With Poem Slips

Let us live, my love,
Let us live in the Green Mountain.
With figs and grapes
Let us live in the Green Mountain.
…
On the way to the sea
I brew strong wine in a round jar.
Leaven, gourd-shaped, begs me to stay here.
Wherefore?

- Anonymous (ca. 11th-Century Silla), “Song of the Green Mountain”

 

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Aguaespejo

27Apr13

How about that controversial short by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade about a man who lusts after a watermelon (vereda tropical) or does it have to have a fruit in the title?

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    Chai Before Breakfast

    29Apr13

    Ooh good choice! So far I've just been doing ones with fruit in the title - there's something pleasing about scrolling through the list - but might extend it to any fruit-related motion pictures.

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    Aguaespejo

    29Apr13

    ;)

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buffy brenner

8Sep12

haha here's my music fruit list > http://www.last.fm/user/Vaaaaaal/library/playlists/52hij_fruit_salad

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Klaus Capra

25Dec11

Ahh.. an excellent list, good work

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Kenji

14Nov11

What about the Japanese film Crazed Fruit itself? I really like it. Other fruit Paintings i like include Chardin's Basket of Strawberries and there's another by Khandjyan in my The Caucasus list.

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    Chai Before Breakfast

    14Nov11

    Probably the sole nod to that film, which I quite liked as well, will have to remain the title of the list, as I would find it a bit awkward to include it here. I'll have to check out the Khandjyan though - thanks for bringing that to my attention.

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